Owen Groesser with his Dad, Chris Groesser, were interviewed on ESPN after Owen hit two three-pointers during a game. ESPN

Owen Groesser had a special night on Wednesday that earned him national attention for his performance in an seventh-grade basketball game.

Groesser, who has Down syndrome, entered the court in the finals minutes of his school's last home basketball game and hit a pair of high-arcing three-pointers in the process. Owen is an eighth grader who had been a team manager for the seventh grade team all season. Both coaches made sure he could get some playing time on the floor at the end of the game.

The shots were caught on video and news of Groesser's performance spread like wildfire in the social networking sphere. A Twitter campaign began shortly after to get Groesser's performance on ESPN's flagship sports show, SportsCenter.

Not only did Groesser's performance make the Top 10 Plays segment on SportsCenter last night, he and his father were also featured in a video interview on the show today.

Check out video of Groesser's inspiring performance and interview on SportsCenter below. Let us know of some of your favorite inspiring performances in sports in the comments below.